Project Officer at World Vision Kenya

To ensure the project meets programmatic objectives; successful implementation and monitoring of preventing HIV through protecting adolescents from violence, abuse and exploitation with effective integration aimed at contributing to improved child wellbeing outcomes within Migori County.

In order to successfully do so, the Project Officer must be able to effectively communicate World Vision’s Christian ethos and demonstrate a quality of spiritual life that serves as an example to others.

Project Officer Job Major Responsibilities

Project Planning & Implementation

• Ensure identification of local needs and resources
• Contextualize/adopt design guidelines and utilize at the Program Area/Project level
• Ensure accurate and quality project programming based on the partnership approved Health and child protection standards.
• Provide effective, innovative and technical leadership in child protection
• Develop quality project Annual work plans with clear targets, budgets and 4D matrices
• Mobilize Communities and partners (Health, Education, Children department, Interior and National coordination, police service, Youth and gender) for project implementation
• Provide field-level technical implementation leadership on preventing HIV and child abuse
• Ensure proper and timely implementation of HIV and child protection interventions in the ADP/Project as per approved Work plan, budget and donor requirements
• Ensure effective integration of the project interventions with other ongoing program interventions.
• Track, in liaison with ADP/Project Accountant, project implementation expenditure levels and manage work plans and budgets;
• Timely Mobilization and effective communication with communities and stakeholders during baselines and evaluations
• Ensure effective integration of gender, disability, Christian commitment, and advocacy into the Project Interventions.
• Ensure participation in County and sub county level partnerships with NGOs and other actors working on HIV and Child Protection to influence Policies on adolescents Health agenda

Qualifications for the Project Officer Job

• Minimum of Bachelor degree in Public/Community/Environmental Health, Nursing or other health related field.
• Minimum two years working experience in Health, HIV, and Child Protection interventions.
• Good understanding of HIV and child Protection programming models, standards and guidelines in strong partnership with GoK ministries and Churches at the sub county and county levels.
• Significant experience working with an NGO, communities, state institutions and other partners.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills and proficient in English and Swahili.
• Computer literate